Francie's Bio

Francie Murphy has spent more than 25 years in public relations and journalism. She was a television anchorwoman and reporter before entering the public relations field. Ms. Murphy has managed national and global public relations/marketing programs for professional service firms, corporations, real estate companies and health care associations. Ms. Murphy has won many awards for her public relations campaigns.

Ms. Murphy specializes in training executives to meet with the press and deliver effective business presentations. She directed training divisions for public relations agencies in Chicago and Los Angeles. Her professional experience includes media relations positions at major medical centers, a leading insurer and an interactive multimedia firm. Ms. Murphy frequently writes and lectures on media relations and has been a guest speaker at UCLA, USC, Cal State Long Beach, the University of California Irvine and Pepperdine University.

Ms. Murphy is a high honors graduate of Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in radio-television. She holds an accredited designation from the Public Relations Society of America, served on the national board of directors of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and on the board of the group's L.A. Chapter.

She now chairs the communications committee for the Urban Land Institute's San Diego/Tijuana District Council, overseeing the group's website and public relations. An avid grower of antique roses, Ms. Murphy spends her spare time tending to her garden.